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Based on the true story of 1970’s Sarasota news reporter, Christine Chubbuck (Hall), Campos’ film follows the life of the 29-year old titular character as she struggles with disagreements at work, career progression, health issues, and unrequited love, before killing herself live on television.
Following the life of Chiron as boy (Hibbert), teen (Sanders), and man (Rhodes), Moonlight depicts the trials, tribulations and truths of a troubled existence and the struggles of identity.
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Set in 1950’s Pittsburgh, garbage collector Troy Maxson (Washington) struggles with a stagnating marriage to Rose (Davis), as his past shortcomings and regrets also begin to strain his relationship with his talented teenage son (Adepo).
Following the death of his dog, divorced Piano teacher and full-time practical joker, Winfried Conradi (Simonischek), ventures to Bucharest under the guise of alter-ego Toni Erdmann in the hope of reconnecting with his estranged daughter (Hüller), who is struggling with the demands of her hectic work life.
After running his father’s mining business into the ground, Kenny Wells (McConaughey) teams up with struggling geologist Michael Acosta (Ramírez) in the hope of striking gold in the dense jungles of Indonesia. But it soon becomes apparent that this true rags to riches story might just have more rags than riches.
Having lived in Amsterdam since the events of the first film, Mark Renton (McGregor) finally returns to Edinburgh to reconnect with old friends Sick Boy (Miller) and Spud (Bremner). In an attempt to patch things up, he and Sick Boy embark on a joint business venture with the latter's girlfriend (Anjela Nedyalkova); all the while, the psychotic Begbie (Carlyle) escapes from prison and seeks revenge.
After being abducted in a car park, teenagers Casey (Taylor-Joy), Claire (Haley Lu Richardson) and Marcia (Jessica Sula) soon realise that their kidnapper, Kevin (McAvoy) is far from ordinary. He is in fact, 23 different personalities in one, and with the imminent arrival of feared personality number 24, Casey must play the egos off against one another in a bid for survival.
Based on a true story, the film follows the remarkable heroics of Desmond Doss (Garfield) – an American WWII conscientious objector who enlists as a front-line medic, but his firm anti-violent tendencies and deep religious beliefs mean that he refuses to bear arms on the battlefield.
The film follows Boston handyman Lee Chandler (a career best performance from Affleck) who is suddenly called back to his hometown of Manchester, Massachusetts after the death of his brother, Joe (Kyle Chandler). Once there, he is tasked with looking after his now fatherless teenage nephew (Hedges), but Manchester is also the scene of an even greater grief for Chandler, and returning there threatens to push him over the edge.
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